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In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Gertrude, Hamlet's mother, is depicted as a woman driven by emotions and impulsiveness. This paper examines two 21st century novels that illustrate new facets of the woman. The new Gertrude has attributes that are absent in the original version.
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Shakespeare's works are timeless and influential. Writers have taken on the original texts and made them anew, imbuing the rewritings with modern worldviews and assumptions.
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I have always been interested with revisionary writings. The first author was interested in Shakespeare but I was inclined towards new rewritings of Shakespeare's plays. We combined our interests which produced this paper.
Professor Ruzy Suliza Hashim
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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This page is a summary of: Gertrude’s Transformations: Against Patriarchal Authority, English Language and Literature Studies, November 2012, Canadian Center of Science and Education,
DOI: 10.5539/ells.v2n4p83.
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